The report
Key Events:
- 8' Buddlant Town Abou Diomande scores, assisted by Andre Allard
- 13' Buddlant Town Thierno Diouf scores
- 20' Yellow card to Harthwe City Jorge Alvez
- 45' Buddlant Town Domingos Pires scores
- 48' Harthwe City Philippe Robert scores, assisted by Nilson Pires
- 49' Buddlant Town Mahi Oulai scores, assisted by Namjun Min
- 65' Buddlant Town Thierno Diouf scores, assisted by Gilbert Renard
- 71' Buddlant Town Namjun Min scores, assisted by Thierno Diouf
Expected Goals (xG) Analysis: Harthwe City scored once from 0.36 xG, finishing slightly above the chance quality it created. That is a modest return from a single shot, and leaves little room to argue that the hosts were denied a stream of opportunities. Buddlant Town scored six from 4.34 xG, also outperforming its estimate, but the broader picture is emphatic: 19 shots, 16 on target and chances converted at a rate that made the afternoon increasingly one-sided. The shared 50% possession did not mean shared control. Buddlant Town used its time on the ball to generate a sustained threat; Harthwe City managed one attempt, and its lone goal arrived as a brief interruption rather than a change in the match’s direction.
The first half had already put Buddlant Town three goals ahead, with Abou Diomande and Thierno Diouf scoring early before Domingos Pires added another on 45 minutes. Harthwe City did find a response through Philippe Robert soon after the interval, assisted by Nilson Pires. It lasted about as long as a lead in this match would have lasted: Mahi Oulai scored a minute later, and Thierno Diouf and Namjun Min added further goals in the second half. Diouf’s two goals and assist also made him the most influential individual in a performance that kept producing answers to the hosts’ brief signs of life.
Harthwe City had no standout performers rated 7.0 or higher.
For Buddlant Town:
- Thierno Diouf (8.1) - Scored twice and assisted once, shaping the visitors’ attack throughout.
- Namjun Min (7.3) - Scored once and supplied an assist in a productive contribution.
The final 1-6 score reflects the difference in threat more clearly than possession does: Harthwe City had the ball for half the match, but Buddlant Town turned its share into a steady procession of attempts and six goals. The hosts’ goal offered a moment of resistance, while the visitors’ immediate reply restored the order of the afternoon. By the end, the statistics and the scoreboard were telling the same story, with only the possession figures politely declining to take sides.
The ratings desk
Standout performances
Thierno Diouf
Scored twice and assisted once, shaping the visitors’ attack throughout.
Namjun Min
Scored once and supplied an assist in a productive contribution.
Match Centre
Shot Breakdown
Andre Allard to Abou Diomande. The event log names a helper; it does not name a body part.
Gazzetta reconstruction from match events — not pitch tracking.
Key Moments
Team Comparison

